Kimchi Fried Rice

Submitted by PanNan

"This is a simple but delicious version of kimchi fried rice, and a great way to use up leftover rice. You can also add chopped leftover meat or vegetables you have in the refrigerator."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 cups white rice (or brown rice, preferably made the night before)
• 1 cup kim chee, chopped (kimchi)
• 1⁄4 cup kimchi juice (liquid from the kimchi container)
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 2 -3 tablespoons gochujang
• 3 teaspoons sesame oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds
• 1 sheet nori, shredded (the Korean ingredient is called gim-gui, a thin roasted seaweed sheet)

directions

1. Heat up a wok or pan over medium heat. Add the oil.
2. Add kimchi and stir-fry for 1 minute.
3. Add rice, kimchi juice, water, and gochujang. Stir in all ingredients and fry for 6-8 minutes with a wooden spatula.
4. Lightly beat the eggs in a small bowl. Push the rice to the side of the wok/pan, then add eggs and quickly use spatula to stir them into small scrambled pieces. Stir the egg pieces into the rest of the rice.
5. Add sesame oil and immediately remove wok/pan from heat.
6. Sprinkle with green onion, sesame seeds, and seaweed. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[Jonathan Melendez]

Had this for dinner with a fried egg on top and it was SO good! Not too spicy at all. Loved the nori topping with sesame seeds. It gave it a nice finishing touch.

 

[Jostlori]

Wonderful! One of my favorite things at a Korean BBQ restaurant is when they make the kimchi rice with the leftovers, right at the table! While it's much better with the crunchy bits from the hot BBQ, this was a very close second and we'll definitely be making this again! Thanks for posting - this is a keeper! Made for SWT 2019.

 

[NorthwestGal]

This was fabulous, and it was so easy to prepare. I used a (store bought) spicy kimchi, and I thought it added a lot of flavor to the fried rice without being overwhelming with "heat". I'll definitely make this again. (I forgot to add the green onions until after I snapped my photo....oops!) If served the Kimchi Fried Rice with (your) Bulgogi - Korean Beef BBQ and a side dish of Soy & Sesame Spinach, and it was a wonderful Korean-themed dinner. Thanks for sharing your recipe, PanNan.

 

[sheepdoc]

I used HOT kimchi and the gochujang paste and it was HOT! Good thing I cut this down to one serving because everyone else is wimpy.

 

[LifeIsGood]

I thought that this was absolutely delicious! I'm already craving it again. I used homemade kimchi and it was still super easy to put together. I thought it was very flavorful and had just the right amount of spiciness. I really recommend using the nori sheet, as it adds depth of flavor to the finished dish. Made for the Seoul Food Challenge - Susie's World Tour - Korea